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Yea, congrats to Ali. I would ve preferred David though.

Going by their present form, next season is going to be tough. Del Potro, Simon, Gulbis, Tsonga and a host of others.

Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Davydenko, Roddick, Tsonga, Del Potro will be in Shanghai.

Breaking News:

Federer has withdrawn from the tournament because of a stiff back. James Blake gets a walkthrough passage into the last four. He awaits the winner between Tsonga and Roddick in the SF.

David takes the first semi-final spot. He beat Murray 7-6, 6-3.

Up Next Davydenko vs. Nadal.

I expect Davydenko to prove his critics wrong.

Paris Masters

Blake has to beat Federer to stand a chance of qualifying for the year-ending Masters Cup competition. Nalbandian too has an outside chance. Can he end the winning streak of the man of the moment, Murray?

Quarterfinal fixtures

Murray A. v Nalbandian D.
Nadal R. v Davydenko N.
Blake J. v Federer R.
Roddick A. v Tsonga J.

Can you predict the semi-finalists?

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It's no longer a hidden truth that u will succeed against all odds in every area of your life this year and always. I wish u the very best as u add another year today.

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Ruudie, thanks for the updates. I'm not surprised Tallest beat Djokovic, just like Roddick, his strength lies in his monstrous serve, which he uses well against the top players.

Federer took out Tsonga with ease. He beat Del Potro 6-3, 6-3 today. Up next for him, Murray, who beat Monfils 6-2, 6-2.

I expect Nadal and Karlovic to complete the semi-final line-up.

Third Round Fixtures

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Ivo Karlovic (CRO)
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Robby Ginepri (USA)
Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA)
Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. Andy Murray (GBR)
David Pablo Nalbandian (ARG) vs. Juan Marin Del Potro (ARG)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Roger Federer (SUI)

Roger Federer [/b]returned from a five-week layoff to beat Radek [b]Stepanek 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Wednesday in the second round of the Madrid Masters.

The 2006 champion rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the tiebreak with some excellent shotmaking, including a backhand that landed in the far corner on match point.

"Happy to be back on tour," Federer said. "Happy with this first round. It was always going to be tough against Radek and he played a great second set."

Federer, playing his first ATP event since winning the US. Open last month, will face Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

"I'm excited. He's had a rocky season with injuries this year, so I feel for the guy," Federer said of his French opponent. "He's probably one of the guys you want to be playing out there."

Other Second Round Results:

Wawrinka - Kohlschreiber 3-6, 7-5, 7-6
Lopez - Ferrer [/b]6-4, 7-6
[b]Djokovic - Hanescu 6-7, 7-6, 3-1
Karlovic - Soderling 7-6, 7-6
Ginepri - Davydenko [/b]4-6, 6-4, 6-4
[b]Roddick - Robredo  6-3, 6-4
Monfils - Gonzalez [/b]6-3, 6-4
[b]Nalbandian - Berdych 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
Del Potro - Nieminen 6-2, 4-2
Tsonga - Granollers-Pujol 3-6, 6-3, 7-6

Some Second Round Results
Lopez - Montanes 7-6, 6-3 
Hanescu - Tursunov 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 
Ginepri - Llodra 6-4, 6-4 
Soderling - Serra 6-3, 6-4 
Kohlschreiber - Moya 6-2, 6-2 
Monfils - Fognini 6-2, 6-4 
Nieminen - Youzhny 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 
Granollers-Pujol - Mathieu 6-4, 6-4

Some Second Round Results
Nadal - Gulbis 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 
Gasquet - Fish 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 
Murray - Bolelli 6-0, 2-1 
Cilic - Verdasco 6-2, 6-3 
Simon - Blake 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Round Two Fixtures

Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Ernest Gulbis (LAT)
Mardy Fish (USA) vs. Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)/Carlos Moya (ESP)
David Ferrer (ESP) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)/Albert Montanes (ESP)
Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. Dimitry Tursunov (RUS)/Victor Hanescu (ROU)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. Florent Serra (FRA)/Robin Soderling (SWE)
James Blake (USA)/Gilles Simon (FRA)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) vs. Michaël Llodra (FRA)/Robby Ginepri (USA)

Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA)/Tommy Robredo (ESP)
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA)/Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. Olivier Rochus (BEL)/Marin Cilic (CRO)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Andy Murray (GBR)
David Pablo Nalbandian (ARG) vs. Rainer Schüttler (GER)/Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Juan Marin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)/Marcel Granollers-Pujol (ESP)
Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Roger Federer (SUI)

Tournament: Madrid Masters
Madrid, Spain
October 12-19, 2008
€2,270,000 / 48 Draw
Surface: Hard

Defending Champ: David Nalbandian

Top seeds: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray

It's not easy being the world number two. Check out Federer's half, almost all the in-form players are present. Players like Nalbandian, Roddick, Del Potro, Robredo, Gonzalez, Monfils, Cilic, Murray, Tsonga, Youzhny, Berdych, Stepanek.

Nadal will have his hands full against the young latvian in his opener. Djokovic is in the same half as Nadal.

Who takes the title?

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France holds his trophy after beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia 7-6, 6-4 in their final to win the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2008.

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Sunderland  2 - 0  Middlesbrough  (Stadium of Light)
81' Michael Chopra
90' Michael Chopra

West Ham  3 - 1  Newcastle  (Upton Park)
8'  David Di Michele
37' David Di Michele
53' Matthew Etherington
                     67' Michael Owen

Blackburn  1 - 0  Fulham (Ewood Park)
84' Matt Derbyshire

Liverpool  0 - 0  Stoke (Anfield)

Bolton 1 - 3 Arsenal  (Reebok Stadium)
14' Kevin Davies[b] (legbreaker)[/b]
                     26' Emmanuel Eboue
                     27' Nicklas Bendtner
                     87' Denilson

To be continued in the thread below:

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Saturday, September 20, 2008

17:30

Bolton v Arsenal (Reebok Stadium)

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The final match is about to start. The guys are warming up.

Jwhizzy:
I am sure most people would be leaning towards Bolt because he has had a fantastic year but do not forget that a certain Phelps won 8 Olympic gold medals in one competition, a feat never before achieved by any man.Do not also forget that Nadal, the 22 year old Spanish tennis world number 1 has defeated roger Federer on both clay and grass this year and has won two grand slams as well as Olympic gold.[b]he also has never lost a match on clay in his entire career. [/b]For me,its going to be a really close call.

pardon?

Anyways, my sportsman of the year is Usain Bolt, a man who won three gold medals, setting new world records in the process.

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iice, qu'est-ce que c'est ?

Hey Brash! Don't be Harsh!    I don't think he meant it that way.

Mpele, you guys played better but failed to do that damage in the final third. Better luck next time.

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Just for the cameras?   

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US Open Champion

I slept 5am just to cheer my JJ, but Serena outmuscled, outpaced, outplayed her on the important points. Serena stepped up when it mattered. 7-4, 7-5 it ended.

Better luck next time, JJ.

Congrats to the new world number one, Serena Williams.

Play has resumed. Murray has been serving pretty well but Nadal still leads 5 - 4 in the third set.

The rest of the match between Murray and Nadal will be concluded tomorrow. The women's final has been shifted till tomorrow too.

It's a pity the men's final will be played on Monday as a result of this postponement  . Will I have to skip work on Monday?

Federer wins! 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. He awaits Murray/Nadal

To be honest, Djokovic didn't look well throughout the match.

Geez!!! These forehand errors keep piling up. A difficult hold for the world number two. 2-2

Federer breaks back!. Though, the Djoker still leads 4-3 in the second set.